Movies Reviews
Shiver (NR, 2008) film
Those who like horror films that have a creepy subtlety will absolutely love this film. Yes, it’s a foreign film with subtitles. But that doesn’t make any of the action in this movie less frightening. The story centers on a boy who moves to …
The Guardian
This is that movie about Rescue Swimmers from the US Coast Guard. From the previews I had seen earlier, I had expected it to be mostly all action - terrifying action among huge ocean waves. And the movie did start out that way. In fact, the opening scene is …
Brokeback mountain
‘Brokeback mountain’ is an English movie which is about the strange romantic relationship between two men. The director of this film is Ang Lee and the actors are Heath, Jake, Anne and Michele.
Enis is a ranch hand and Jack Twist is a cowboy. These two young men become friends. …
84 Charing Cross Road
This gem of a movie is unfairly little known. Made in 1987, it stars Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft who tell a touching story of a 20-year-long friendship of two people who actually haven’t seen each other face to face.
Helene Hanff (Bancroft) is a struggling writer in New York …
Little Man movie
It’s amazing what they can do with the help of computers today. Marlon Wayans, who is not little at all, plays the “Little Man” - a midget, a criminal named Calvin. Calvin and his buddy Percy steal a huge diamond which they later have to hide in a young …
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
OK, when I was forced to watch Tyler Perry’s movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman, I wasn’t happy about it. I don’t mind romantic comedies but I figured this was going to be your typical chick flick; with non-stop man bashing.
Fortunately, I was wrong and this turned out …
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
This movie has quite a few small story intertwined that makes it a very captivating and intelligent movie. You have a young gambler who gets in over his head as he tries his hand at trying to beat an old conman at his own game and winds up in …
The Handmaiden (2016 Foreign Film)
I have been longing for this holiday break because my movies watchlist is getting longer and longer. I have more than 50 films to watch out of passion but as soon as the school year starts again next month, I may have trouble watching them all.
Last night I chose to …
The departed movie
During the weekend, I went to watch “The departed” played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. About ten minutes into the movie, I realized that I have watched a Chinese version of this movie. The difference is “The departed” combines all three sequels of the Chinese version. …
The Sex in the City movie
I don’t know that they necessarily needed to make a move, but I’m glad they did. Sure, it wasn’t the greatest movie of all time, but it was enjoyable if you are a Sex in the City fan like I am. Now, I would be wary for younger viewers …
Click (2006)
Click, directed by Frank Coraci is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America and stars Adam Sandler as Michael Newton, Kate Beckinsale as his wife Donna, Christopher Walken as the angel of death name Morty, David Hasselhoff as his boss Ammer and Henry Wilkler as his Father …
Parents movie
Parents is a very old scary movie. But by todays standards it’s looked upon as a comedy instead of a horror movie. It’s a very dark yet funny movie. I guess that is why it’s called a dark comedy. But when I watched this film as a kid, I thought …
12 Angry Men (Remake)
In 1997, someone got the not-so-bright idea to recreate a theatrical classic, 12 Angry Men. The problem for me is that the original production was about as near to perfect as you can get. Headed by Henry Fonda and a legendary cast, this film was dramatic and …
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
This movie could be looked at in one of two ways: a take on David and Goliath, or the traditional bully theme. Either way, it is a pleasant comedy with several delightful characters and oddities. It involves a hostile takeover attempt by Goliath Globo Gym owner White Goodman (Ben …
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 Film)
“Holiday in Handcuffs” was a 2007 film that, while it was festive for the holiday season, it did not really wow me as I had hoped that it would. I don’t want to say that this film was a complete dud, and that I didn’t enjoy watching it, it …
Happily N’ever After DVD
We just bought this on DVD. It looked kind of funny, but I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised.
George Carlin, Sigourney Weaver, Andy Dick, Freddie Prince Jr. and others lend their voices to the cast. Which, by the way, really was beautifully cast!
The animation …
Boogie Nights (1997 film)
“Boogie Nights” finds director Paul Thomas Anderson (”Magnolia,” There Will Be Blood”) absorbing some amazing influences in both cinematography, structure and storytelling, rolling them all together and making the result uniquely his own. The tragicomic story of a group of porn producers and actors in California’s San Fernando Valley …
Dark Wolf
Starring: Samaire Armstrong (Josie), Ryan Alosio (Steve Turley), Jaime Bergman (McGowan), Tippi Hedren (Mary)
Dark Wolf, the dark prince of werewolves was on the prowl, looking for his mate, to propagate the lineage of werewolves. LAPD detective Steve Turley was tracking him down, as Dark Wolf had killed his …
Inception movie
Oh. My. God. If only I could write this review in caps, I would have wholeheartedly done so just to stress how freaking amazing this movie is.
From someone who watched the likes of Rashomon to My Favorite Martian on a daily rotating basis, I sadly found myself living …
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
In this installation into the Dolittle franchise, we, the audiences are introduced to the fact that the forest needs to be repopulated by animals; Dr. Dolittle takes this as his chance to introduce a domesticated bear back into the wild. He first needs to convince the bear that he …
Valley of the Wolves, Iraq
This Valley of the Wolves, Iraq is a movie of a different perspective. It is a foreign film, and has artistic elements to it. My friend brought me to watch this, and it lasts for about 2 hours and 2 minutes.
This movie is not about taking sides, …
Candy movie
Candy is an Australian production featuring some of this country’s finest, yet underrated actors. We are being told the story of a happy, fulfilled couple who goes through hell due to its addiction to heroin. Candy represents the character wonderfully played by Abbie Cornish and the drug with the …
Ghostrider
I watched “Ghostrider” with my nephew this afternoon. I had really hoped it would live up to the hype, unfortunately I didn’t think it did.
In the first place I don’t think Nicholas Cage fit the part very well, or at least his voice didn’t and I felt he …
Movie Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008) is an action film by Jon Favreau that’s rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Iron Man is based on the famous comic book about a man named Tony Stark, who is both a billionare playboy, and a genius …
Transformers Animated Series - Bumblebee Action Figure
The Bumblebee action figure from the Transformers Animated Series line of toys is really cool. It retails for anywhere from $10.00 to $12.00 and can be found at many retailers, including Walmart, Kmart, and ToysRUs. Bumblebee is about 6 inches tall in robot mode and is a …
Room 6 Movie
Room 6 is a straight to DVD movie starring Christine Taylor and Jerry O’Connell. Taylor plays a woman named Amy who gets in a car accident with her boyfriend. He’s taken to the hospital, but she can’t figure out where he is or how to find him. O’Connell was …
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies with Salma Hayek and Edward James Olmos.
The title offered me no clue as to the theme of the movie and in fact it seemed like a sensitive touchy feely movie. Since I try to stay away from these movies, …
Bruno
If you liked Sacha Baron Cohen’s most famous movie, Borat, you will find Bruno funny. Yes, this latest controversial and extremely politically incorrect comedy is over-the-top in the poor taste department. I do admit to finding the reactions of the people he encounters to be hilarious, and in …
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
My son is a big fan of mummy series, and I had to watch the earlier two parts with him as well. This one is set in china, and the story goes that thousands of years ago, one Chinese king, wanted to rule the world, and was looking for …
The Last Crusade movie
I am reviewing the movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It is the last movie in the trilogy. It stars Harrison Ford and Sean Connery. It follows Raiders of the Lost Arc, and the Temple of Doom. When Indiana Jones’ father turns up missing, he is …
The Unborn (2009 horror film)
The Unborn is a horror film that I watched one evening after running across the title on the internet movie database. I was interested, even though the description of the film is brief and leaves much to the imagination.
The unborn sounded like it was going to be the spooky …
Our Man in Havana movie
Jim Wormold works as an agent for the Secret Service on Cuba, but as there is nothing to report there he makes everything up and tells his superiors he is recruiting new agents. One day everything collapses for him and his world turns into chaos.
An absolutely brilliant comedy where …
Dark Water (2005)
Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite Tim Roth
Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) was going through an unsettling divorce, fighting for custody over her daughter, Cecilia (Ariel Gade). Her husband had accused her of being mentally unstable, living in a world of her world. …
In Their Skin (movie)
One of the most disappointing movies that I watched over the summer was called “In their Skin.” I was lent the DVD by a family member who swore that it was one of the best films that she had seen in a long while, and since the person and …
Longest Yard movie
Now, this is what i call a real cool movie.Un c this guy Adam Sandler in the first scene of teh movie and what strikes you immediately is that this movie must be a laugh riot coz that is what we usually expect from his movies.No, that isnt the …
Bury me in Niagara (movie)
Out of the many movies that I’ve seen over my lifetime, this is one of those that stands out because of how it frightened me when I watched it one Sunday when I was still a fairly young child. I remember how strange the entire thing was too because …
Chini Kum film
Chini kum is about 60 years old who falls in love with a girl almost half age. The girl father played by Paresh Rawal protest against the relationship and try decide to do satyagrah. The story original and interesting. there is every thing in the movie it has strong …
40 Days and 40 Nights
Showtime was showing the movie 40 Days and 40 Nights again last night so I took the time to watch it because there really wasn’t much else on TV.
When I first saw this movie (shortly after it came out on DVD), I thought it was a funny film. Now, …
Them (R, 2007) movie
Here is yet another movie that made me angry. I was angry because the trailer made me think it was really going to be good. This story basically revolves around a couple that is being chased by several unidentified hooded individuals. They are chased …
12 Angry Men movie
The original 12 Angry Men is a movie I can, and have, watched over and over again. It’s a contained movie, all about the 12 men who are on the jury for a youth accused of murdering his father. We don’t see the trial. We see …
The Proposal (2009 movie)
I watched The Proposal in June 2009 with a couple of friends. Although it was not the movie I originally intended on watching, it was quite interesting and enjoyable. As a romantic comedy, I think that it was nearly flawless; the dull moments in the movie were far outweighed …
Pirates of the Caribbean movie
Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl VHS
This wonderful adventure film is one of my all-time favorites because of its imagery, well-chosen cast, and exciting, fast-paced storyline. If you like stories of the pirate era or any type of high energy adventure, it just might become …
Film “I love you Beth Cooper”
This movie is about a common theme in teen films. It is the end of high school and a nerd decides to tell the popular girl he loves that he loves her. He is the valedictorian and decides to do so in his commencement speech where …
Godzilla 1954
Godzilla 1954 is so much better than the American release, Godzilla 1956. Godzilla 1954 was just recently released in America for the first time ever and it is an incredible film. Unlike the butchered American version which deleted scenes considered to horrific and removed other scenes in favor of …
The Messengers
The Messengers is just a lame, dull, boring story that I have seen played in movies countless times before. I don’t understand why they should make a horror movie as such. If I am to be a Director, and I decide to make a horror movie, I …
The Good Shepherd (2006)
“The Good Shepherd” is a sobering and rather depressing depiction of the early days of the secret government agency that eventually became the CIA. Matt Damon plays the role of Edward Wilson, a very morose young man with an idealistic desire to serve his country. He gets …
Mumbai Salsa
Mumbai salsa the story about four couples who performance at the club called Mumbai salsa to earn there living. The whole film revolves around their life style and also throw like light on the Mumbai salsa and the club way of living. The star cast is new so …
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